There's not a soul in sight.at least not until they reach an abandoned store where the action really begins.

What they find instead is a city ravaged by destruction and a landscape devoid of human activity. With no other option left, Sherry and her father are forced to venture outside in search of other people and to see whether or not they are able to find any food sources.

Closed off from the world outside, they've always managed to make do - at least until the inevitable happens and they run out of food. Living in a sealed bunker (really just a fancy term for basement), it's been more than 3 years since they've dared to venture outside. The novel starts off when we meet Sherry and her family. It's jam-packed with action, great characters and offers an interesting twist on zombies.īetter yet, even though it tackles a genre that's more known for its much darker and moodier elements and atmosphere, The Other Life actually manages to add a component of fun to the novel, all without the book losing any of the essence of its genre. While it certainly follows a formula that make up some of the common characteristics of the genre, what sets this book apart is, that for such a relatively short novel, it actually packs quite a punch. I think the reason for this is that with so many works of dystopic fiction saturating both the Adult and Young Adult market, The Other Life does, at first, seem like just another non-descript, post-apocalyptic novel no different from the rest. Having come across it on previous occasions, I actually didn't realise it was a work of speculative fiction until I really paid attention to the synopsis (I previously just skimmed through it, so didn't actually have a real sense of what the book was about).Īnd was I surprised by how much I ended up enjoying this! It's been a good while since I've read anything dystopian, so when The Other Life arrived on my desk for review, I couldn't help but be intrigued. The Other Life by Susanne Winnacker (Usborne)

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